This is how she is so much of the time: surrounded by her two best friends. Laughing, chatting, being silly. Being 15. Being and becomin...

We started back last week. We did our annual measuring on the same old chart we've been using for 13 years. And indeed, they have g...

I keep counting on my fingers, so I must be right: we are beginning our 13 th year of homeschooling. Thirteen years! And I have to...

* Where have I been, where have I been? I'll tell you: this Ultimate Guide to Creative Writing Resources took a lot out of me. I didn...

  Creative writing: that's my thing. I love to teach it, I love to do it, I love to read about it. Creative writing often gets shove...

Here's where my 11-year-old has been for six whole days:   And I have been here about half the time, working on lesson plans, article...

I am a grammar and writing book junkie. I have two complete shelves of such guides, and I have no plans to stop collecting. But hones...

Although all the local schools started back 1-2 weeks ago, we're still on summer break. But we are buying school supplies and books and ...

Not quite a year ago I wrote an article for Simple Homeschool about my biggest homeschooling mistake: not traveling more. We've set ...

It's coming soon! Join us at iHomeschool Network for the Original Back to School Blog Hop. This is the 4th annual “Not” Back-to-Sc...